Friday, 5 September 2014

painting for paint's sake

Painting again, at last! When I was
studying at art college I stopped myself from specialising in the subject; so
seduced was I by the medium I thought I'd lose myself in it, and never produce
anything worthwhile, only frivolous decorative meanderings in paint.

Well, that is exactly what is
happening now and, I’m loving it. Thanks to the enthusiasm of the members of
Meet Me At The Albany I’m painting again, and making collages using the scraps
of painted paper left over after the Matisse Cut-outs inspired workshop (see previous post). I love the accidental, aleatory, chance nature of these, and
that the outcome is the result of a co-production between
myself and the MMATA members.

It's also a relief not to be
thinking about weaving for a change. That said, I still get a sense that I’m
weaving with colour and shape on paper. Hmm... Off to the framers with these
two anyway…